Tim Sparvero/The Star-LedgerMotorists have several options to navigate around the I-195 westbound lane closures during the morning rush hour.

FIRST HIT: Trenton Thunder alum and fan favorite Melky Mesa gets his first Major League hit Monday in the Yankees’ 10-2 win over the Red Sox. The milestone was a pinch-hit RBI single off Andrew Bailey in the eighth inning.

LOTS OF HITS, HOME RUNS AND RBIS: The Detroit Tigers’ Miguel Cabrera wins baseball’s first Triple Crown in 45 years.

MISS: Motorists headed west along Interstate 195 will likely experience traffic delays for two months as a result of Wednesday’s accident involving a dump truck that caused fire damage to an overpass at the New Jersey Turnpike in Robbinsville.

HIT: Catholics from around the state gathering at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel Oct. 12 to 14 for the Diocese of Trenton’s first Eucharistic Congress. The free three-day event will offer faith-strengthening activities and will coincide with a call by Pope Benedict XVI to observe a year of faith.

MISS: Nearly three dozen states failing to meet conditions of a 2006 federal law that requires them to join a nationwide program to track sex offenders. Five states have completely given up on the effort because of persistent doubts about how it works and how much it costs.

HIT: The property that used to host the General Motors plant and Naval Air Warfare Center would become a town center, complete with retail, residential and office space, under a multi-year redevelopment plan presented to Ewing’s planning board Thursday night.

HIT: The Trenton Titans hockey team opening night for the 2012-13 season is Friday at home against the Greenville Road Warriors.

MISS: The NHL canceling the season openers on Oct. 11 and 82 games through Oct. 24 because of a collective bargaining agreement stalemate.

HIT: A new 650-spot commuter parking lot designated for West Windsor Township residents being built near the Princeton Junction Train Station.

HIT: The Rutgers football team unveiling their all-black uniforms today at home against Connecticut as part of what the school has designated a “blackout game.” Fans are encouraged to wear black.